Inspectors are not just nitpicking more; they are responding to a wave of new rules, liability pressures, and technology that make it harder to gloss over marginal work. If you are buying, selling, or ...

Substandard housing is associated with increased risks of mental illness, chronic and infectious disease, and other harms. In theory, city housing inspection can be a powerful tool to break the link ...

A thorough home inspection can be the difference between a great deal and a terrible one. Here are the questions any home buyer should ask. By Tim Heffernan I recently reread the inspection report for ...